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unknown newspaper, exact date unknown, but definitely late in March of
1896 from other information on page.
Adam Art, a prosperous farmer
near Lockport, hanged Friday. No cause assigned
Batavia NY Daily News, 15 Mar 1910
Jacob Art, pioneer, died
yesterday.
Buffalo Evening News, 23 Aug 1922
LOCKPORT, Aug. 23. - John
Art, 55 years old, son of the late Jacob Art, formerly of Pendleton,
died yesterday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Andrew Mathias, 51 Price
street, after a short Illness. He leaves one other slater, Sister
Cornelia of Mount Saint Joseph's, Buffalo, and two brothers, Jacob of
Buffalo and Frank of Swormsville. The funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock at the GoodShepherd church, Pendleton, with burial
at in the Good Shepherd cemetery.
North Tonawayda Evening News, 25 Aug 1915
Abstract: wife of
late George, d. 23 Aug 1915; daughters Mrs Peter Baldwin, Tonawanda,
Mrs. Edward May, Pendleton, Mrs. Benjamin Donner, Beach ridge, Mrs.
Albert Hook, Cleveland, OH; sons Daniel, Tonawanda, Albert and Norman at
home.
North Tonawanda Evening News, 29 Dec 1916
GUN SHOT WOUND
CAUSES DEATH
From a gun shot wound in the right side, suffered
Tuesday while cleaning his weapon, Walter Art, 21 years old, son of Mrs.
Catherine Art of Pendleton, died at live o'clock this morning at the
Sisters' Hospital, Buffalo. He exonerated William Kaiser, [23?], a
companion who was with him at the time of the accident. The two young
men had hold of the gun when it was discharged.
Lockport Union Sun and Journal, Tuesday, 5 May 1925
Mary E.
Base, wife of John Base, died on Sunday afternoon, May 3rd, at the home
Pendleton, N. Y. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sisters
and one brother, the Misses Kate and Barbara Walk, Pendleton, Mrs.
Amelia Shearer, Cleveland, O. and Amandus Walk, of Lockport. Funeral on
Wednesday morning at 8:30 at the home and 9 o'clock at Good Shepherd
Church. Interment In Good Shepherd cemetery, Pendleton.
Buffalo Evening News, 25 Oct 1927
PASTOR OF PENDLETON CHURCH
DIES SUDDENLY
The Rev. Lawrence Bastian. pastor of the Church of the
Good Shepherd at Pendleton, N. Y.. dropped dead early Tuesday morning
shortly after rising. Coroner J. E. Helwig of North Tonawanda said that
death was probably due to apoplexy. Father Bastian has been pastor of
the Pendleton Catholic church for about ten years.
Lockport,
Union Sun and Jounal, Tuesday Evening, 25 Oct 1927
Rev. Lawrence
Bastian passed away suddenly at the Parish House at Pendleton this
Tuesday morning, October 25, 1927, aged 69 years. He leaves to mourn his
loss one brother, Joseph, of Bowmansville, one sister, Mrs. Mary Fossett
of Buffalo, and several nieces and nephews. The body will be taken in
the Good Shepherd church on Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, and will
lie in state until the funeral Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Lockport Daily Journal, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1889
Rapids
In
the death of Mrs. Robert Brown, mother of Geo. N. Brown, which occurred
last wednesday, another of Niagara county's pioneers has gone. Mrs.
Brown, late relic of Capt. Robert Brown, came to this county years ago
from the state of Rhode Island and settled on a farm in the town of
Royalton, where she had since lived highly respected by all who knew
her. She had lived a useful member of society for eighty nine years, and
had well retained her mental faculties until the last. The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Powell of Lockport, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Weaver of this village, interment being at Cold Springs
cemetery.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 14 Oct 1881
Mrs.
Bushnell, of Lockport is dead. a few years since six children were born
to her at one birth, four of whom are living.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Friday, April 20, 1900
Ira
Congdon One of Middleport's Oldest and Most Esteemed Citizens.
Ira W.
Congdon, one of Middleport's oldest and most highly esteemed citizens,
died yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at his late home on Williams
street from pneumonia. He had been confined to the house for many months
preceding his death with rheumatism. Mr. Congdon was 81 years old. He
was the youngest of the two sons of Ira and Esther Congdon, who came
from Vermont in 1818, and settled near the junction of the county line
and Ridge roads. A year after Mr. Congdon's birth his father was killed
by a limb fulling from a tree. The widow and two children then returned
to Vermont. Seven years later, in 1827, she returned with her father and
the two boys and they settled on a farm two miles west of the village, a
portion of which Mr. Congdon owned at the time of his death. In 1850 Mr.
Congdon caught the gold fever and went to California via Cape Horn. He
returned a little more than a year later and settled down on the before
mentioned farm, where he lived until a few years ago, retiring at that
time and buying the residence on Williams street in Middleport. In 1854,
Mr. Congdon was united in marriage to Livonia Smith. One son was born to
them, Dr. Charles Congdon, of Buffalo, who has risen to prominence in
the medical profession.
Mr. Congdon was a life-long attendant at
the Universalist Church, joined the church in 1854, and was for a long
time a trustee of the church and was one of its deacons at the time of
his death. He is survived by his widow and son, Dr. Charles Congdon, and
two grandchildren. By a host of friends his loss will be felt almost as
keenly as by the immediate relatives. His life was exemplary to all in
temperance, frugality and uprightness.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 21 Oct 1881
Wilson - Mr. Wm. Fipps of this town, died last Thursday evening after an
illness of several weeks. The funeral took place last Saturday
afternoon.
Lockport Daily Journal, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1889
Newfane -
Mrs. Catharine Harrington, an old resident of this village, died last
sunday morning, at the advanced age of 79 years.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 21 Oct 1881
The
service at the Presbyterian Church next Sabbath morning will be in
memory of John H. Hill, who died at Leadville, Colo., Sept. 22.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
Wilson - The infant child of Mr. Ed. Hutchings died last Friday night.
The funeral took place Sunday.
Chicago Record-Herald, April 27, 1901
Charles Lay, a pioneer of Chicago, died Wednesday morning at the age of
88 years at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles E. Allen, 530 Park
avenue. Mr. Lay came to Chicago in 1853 and was appointed master builder
of the old Galena and Chicago Union Railway, now part of the Chicago and
Northwestern system. All of the freight and passenger depots and other
buildings between Dixon, Ill. and Clinton, Iowa, were built by him. He
gave up business cares fifteen years ago and most of the time since has
been a familiar figure at Union Park, where he was one of the coterie of
old men who spend the summer afternoons at croquet. Mr. Lay was born in
Niagara county, New York. In 1833 he married Miss Cynthia Hoag, of
Lockport, New York. They had five daughters, all of whom are still
living. The are Mrs. Mary Ann Chenney of Buffalo, New York, Mrs. Thomas
Burgess, Mrs. E. A. Shook and Mrs. Charles E. Allen of Chicago, and Miss
Harriet Lay of Plainfield, Iowa. The funeral services will be held at
530 Park avenue Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Interment will be at
Rosehill.
Niagara County News,
Youngstown, 21 Jul 1882
Mr. James B. Leonard, an old pioneer of Newfane, died in
Charlotteville Saturday night last, in the 84th year of his age. - Paro,
Olcott, July 17th, 1882.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
Mrs. Alice Long, daughter of A. B. Arnold, died on Friday morning, Oct.
21st at the residence of her parents on the Townline road. She was
removed from her home near Buffalo to the home of her parents last
winter; but despite all that has been done for her comfort and relief,
she had been gradually falling with consumption. The funeral took place
last Sunday forenoon.
North Tonawanda Evening News, between 1912 and 1914
Mrs.
Wilhelmina Mayer, 46 years old, wife cf John Mayer of No. 49 Dahlgreen
Place, died at the family home yesterday after a lingering illness.
Besides the husband, two daughters, Catherine and Carrie Mayer; one son,
Edward Mayer; her mother, Mrs. Catherine Art of Pendleton: four sisters,
Mrs. Peter Balling of Tonawanda, Mrs. Edward May and Mrs. Benjamin
Donner of Pendleton and Mrs. Allen Hook of Cleveland, and three
brothers, Dianiel Art of Tonawanda, Albert and Norman Art of Pendleton,
survive. The funeral will be held from Ascension church on Robinson
street Monday morning, the Rev. F. J. Kelly officiating. Burial will be
made in Mt. Olivet cemetery.
Niagara County News, Youngstown, 1 Dec 1882
In the death
of Dr. Wm. Mccollum, Niagara county has lost one of its
old pioneers, and the city of Lockport and vicinity a good, practical
physician. Though rather rough in speech, he was benevolent and honest,
and ready to administer to the poor as well as the more fortunate. He
was born in Millersburg, Penn., in the year 1806, and became a resident
of Porter in 1816, and of the city (then village) of Lockport in 1844.
Lockport Daily Journal, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1889
Polly M'Dole
died at 8p.m. today, November 16th, 1889, at the residence of her son,
W. G. Nason, No. 23 Nichols street, in this city. The funeral services
will be held at her late residence at 3 p.m. Wednesday, November 20th,
and the remains interred at Cold Springs cemetery.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
The
body of Mrs. Sarah McDonald, drowned in the canal at Middleport last
Friday night, was Wednesday found in the canal near Knowlesville. She
was 65 years of age.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 14 Oct 1881
Roger
Murphy, on the creek road has been called upon to mourn the loss of his
wife who has been gradually failing for over a year with the dread
disease consumption, but had been about the house until within about a
week of her demise. The remains were taken to Niagara for interment.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
Lewiston - Mary O'Haher, daughter of John O'Haher, died Wednesday
morning at 2 a.m., aged 27 years. She took cold while performing some
housework, and was sick but a short time, and with her death makes five
children that John has lost. He has the sympathy of the whole community
in this great affliction.
Niagara County News, Youngstown, 13 Oct
1882
Mrs. Oliver, relict of Edwin Oliver deceased, died Sunday morning at
the home of her daughter Mrs. Isaac Campbell on the Old town line Road
in the town of Wilson, aged 83 years. The funeral will be held today,
Monday, at 1 o'clock at the residence of her daughter Mrs. Campbell. The
remains will be interred in the North Ridge Cemetery by the side of her
late husband. She removed from Fulton County in 1836, and has resided in
the neighborhood where she died for 46 years. She leaves six children to
mourn her loss, Edward and Richard of the town of Wilson, Daniel B. of
Cambria, Mrs. Isaac Campbell and Mrs. Alexander Bonesteel of Wilson, and
Mrs. R. Wilson Oliver of the city of Lockport. Your correspondent has
been acquainted with her for the last 40 years and can truly say that
she was a kind neighbor and friend in every respect. Scores of loving
friends will mourn her loss. Thus one by one our old pioneers are
passing away.
Niagara County News, Youngstown, NY, 11
Sep 1885
The death of Mr. William Perry, which was chronicled in last week's
News, adds another to the long list of pioneers who are rapidly passing
away one by one. His life, though spent in the quiet and content of a
peaceful home, was not an uneventful one. He was the first white child
born in the Town Of Porter, and from Aug. 17, 1811, the date of his
birth, until his death on September 1st, 1885, he lived on the farm
where he was born. His parents came to Western New York when it was a
wilderness, and settled on the Four Mile Creek. Many interesting
reminiscences are related of his father. One fact is mentioned, that
during the war of 1812-13, with Great Britain, Mr. Perry, while on his
way to mill, was chased by the Brittish, and leaving his team he fled to
the woods, where he concealed himself in a hollow log. He remained four
days in the woods before he could venture out. Mr. William Perry was
married to Martha Clark March 6th, 1834, and during the long period of
51 years they were permitted to enjoy each other's society, and to shore
the mutual sorrows which came to them. Four children were born to them;
viz: Edward D. Perry, the oldest child, and only son, who enlisted in
Co. F., N.Y.H.A., Aug. 15th, 1862; was taken prisoner at the battle of
Ream's Station, Virginia, Aug. 25th, 1864, and died at Salisbury Prison,
Dec. 2nd, 1864; Mrs. Bigelow, of Fall River, Mass.; Susie, who died at
the age of seven; and Adelia, the youngest, now living with her parents.
One brother and two sisters survive him; Ambrose Perry, of Porter; Mrs.
George Eastman, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Mrs. Currie, of Niagara
Falls, Ont. A few years ago Mr. Perry lost the sight of one eye, and
this so affected the other that he became nearly blind, and has been
confined to the house much of the time since. He was an earnest
Christian man, and a member of the M. E. Church. Honorable and upright
in all his dealings with his fellow men, he has left an example worthy
of imitation. A kind and loving husband, a wise and judicious father, he
will be greatly missed and tenderly mourned by the stricken household
whom he has left. Mr. Perry was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church 47 years. He was converted under the preaching of Elder Ide in
the Tower school house, and was also steward and class leader in the
church a number of years. The funeral services were held from the family
residences last Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Bickley, of
Wilson, preaching the funeral sermon. The remains were interred in the
Hosmer Cemetery.
Lockport Daily Journal, Thursday evening, Dec. 8, 1889
Hanged Herself
Mrs. Jessie M. Phillips commits the Rash Act Yesterday
- Must Have Been Temporarily Deranged.
A tragedy terrible in its
consequences, startled Newfane yesterday noon. Mrs. Jessie M Phillips,
wife of Frank Phillips residing on the Lake Road from this city to
Newfane station, and about a mile this side of tbe station, committed
suicide by hanging yesterday morning. Mrs. Phillips was a young woman
aged 34 years and 9 months. She had a little child aged two years.
Yesterday morning the husband left the house with his wife and child.
Mrs. Phillips apparently was in her accustomed health and good spirits.
When the husband returned at noon he found his wife lifeless and the
child in the house all alone. The unfortunate woman was evidently
temporarily deranged. She had taken an old shawl, opened tbe cellar
door, tied one end to the top of the stairs and swung herself off. It
seems that Mrs. Phillips had attempted her life before, only four weeks
ago, when she took an overdose of morphine. The case is a sad one. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock from the house, and
at noon from the M E church at Charlotte. Interment at Cold Springs
cemetery, near this city.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
Asa Pratt of this village, died quite suddenly last Sunday. The funeral
services were on Tuesday afternoon.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
On
the evening of the 18th inst. Henry Rushback, a teamster at Suspension
Bridge, was struck by a switch-engine in that village. The engine struck
the wagon and Rushback was thrown out, striking upon his head. The
deceased was 60 years old and leaves a wife.
Niagara County News, Youngstown, 22 Sep 1882
[Niagara Democrat]
Mrs. Sarah W. Sage, an estimable lady, and one
of the pioneers of Niagara County, died Friday, Sept. 8th; at her
residence in Lewiston, aged 78 years. The funeral was observed Sunday,
at her late residence, Rev. W. P. Hellings of this city officiating.
Mrs. Sage was the mother of Mrs. W. H. O'Keefe of this city. Mr.
Hellings, at the close of his discourse at the Baptist church Sunday
morning, paid a very appropriate tribute to the memory of the deceased.
Niagara County News, 21 Oct
1881
Squire Sheppard, a Niagara County pioneer, died at Wilson Sept. 30th
in the 89 year of his age.
Niagara County News, 9 Dec 1881
Austin Simonds, one of the oldest pioneers of this county, died at
his residence in Pendleton, last week Tuesday. He lived 75 years ere
being called to his long home. He has resided in this county 50 years.
Niagara County News, 10 Mar 1882
Mr. Benjamin Stout, an old pioneer of Niagara County, who is 60 years
of age, (living one and a half miles east,) is very low, and is liable
to drop off any moment.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 14 Oct 1881
One of the oldest inhabitants of the Town of Porter, Mrs. Hester Wille,
relict of the late Charles Wille, departed this life on Friday last at
the ripe old age of 90 years. having passed that birthday four months
since. Mrs. Wille was the oldest of her father's family and outlived all
her brothers and sisters. She was born and brought up in New York City;
and with her late husband came to this town in 1830, and has resided
here from that time until her death. She was the mother of ten children,
six are living, five of them being present at her funeral last Sunday.
Mrs. Wille was well and favorably known in the town of Porter, and set a
fine example that all might follow. She was laid to rest beside the
remains of her husband in the Hosmer Cemetery.
The Niagara County News, Youngstown, N.Y., 28 Oct 1881
The coroner's jury, at Albion, find that Nellie Wright died from the
effects of strychnine administered by her own hand while suffering great
mental distress, or from a wound on the head. The jury was unable to
determine whether the wound was made by Fred E. Hopkins or accidentally
inflicted. It is the opinion of the jury that Hopkins alone, or with
assistance, placed the body in the canal with the intention of
concealing it. Hopkins gave bail this morning in $2,500 to appear at the
next term of court.
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